What was the major reason European rulers sought to colonize North America? They wanted a place to send their criminal population.

They needed people from North America to settle in Europe.

They sought to learn more about Native American culture.

They sought to expand their power with riches from the New World.

Name three things the framers of the constitution did to keep the federal government or any part of it from becoming too powerful.

In what ways did the compromise of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854 differ from the missouri compromise? both compromises used the established 36°30′ parallel to determine if territories would become free or slave states. both compromises used the mason-dixon line to determine if the territories would become free or slave states. both compromises let territories use popular sovereignty to determine if they would become free or slave states. both compromises only granted congress the power to determine if territories would become free or slave states.

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